COMPILED BY THE STAFF OF THE COUNTRY MUSICHALL OF FAME. 626 PAGES. HARDBOUND.

UPON PUBLICATION IN 1998, THE ENCYCLOPEDIAOF COUNTRY MUSIC BECAME A MUCH-LOVED REFERENCESOURCE, PRIZED FOR THE WEALTH OF INFORMATIONIT CONTAINED ON THAT MOST AMERICAN OF MUSICAL GENRES.THIS THOROUGHLY REVISED NEW EDITION INCLUDES MORETHAN 1,200 A-Z ENTRIES COVERING NINE DECADES OFHISTORY AND ARTISTRY, FROM THE CARTER FAMILYRECORDINGS OF THE 1920S TO THE REIGN OF TAYLORSWIFT IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE TWENTY-FIRSTCENTURY. COMPILED BY A TEAM OF EXPERTS AT THE COUNTRYMUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIAHAS BEEN BROUGHT COMPLETELY UP-TO-DATE, WITH NEWENTRIES ON THE ARTISTS WHO HAVE PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCEDCOUNTRY MUSIC IN RECENT YEARS, SUCH AS THE DIXIE CHICKSAND KEITH URBAN. THE NEW EDITION ALSO EXPLORES THE LATESTAND MOST CRITICAL TRENDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, SHEDDING LIGHTON SUCH TOPICS AS THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION, THE SHIFTINGPOLITICS OF COUNTRY MUSIC, AND THE IMPACT OF AMERICANIDOL (REFLECTED IN THE STARDOM OF CARRIE UNDERWOOD).OTHER ESSAYS COVER THE LITERATURE OF COUNTRY MUSIC, THEIMPORTANCE OF NASHVILLE AS A MUSIC CENTER, AND THE COLORFULOUTFITS THAT HAVE LONG BEEN A STAPLE OF THE GENRE.